Ferrari Humanities Symposia: ‘Reformations in Western Thought’
"Reformations in Western Thought," the
2013 installment of the Ferrari Humanities Symposia, looks at many of
the advances associated with the 16th-century Protestant Reformation and
how they helped change disciplines ranging from medicine to education.
Diarmaid MacCulloch, professor of the history of the Church at the
University of Oxford and a fellow of St. Cross College, will give the
keynote lecture at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in the Hawkins-Carlson
Room, Rush Rhees Library. MacCulloch also will participate in a
conversation on “The Role of Religion in Contemporary Culture” at 7 p.m.
on Tuesday, April 9, at the Memorial Art Gallery. The conversation will
be moderated by Russell Peck, the John Hall Deane Professor of English.
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Student Innovators Are Finalists for International Award
A student project is getting international recognition for its innovative approach to promoting accessibility for people with disabilities. The MonoMano Cycling Control System, developed by five students at the Hajim School, was named one of the 15 finalists for the 2013 da Vinci Awards. Read more...

Faculty to Discuss University’s Arts Programs on Radio
Nigel Maister, director of the International Theatre Program, and Missy Pfohl Smith, director of the Program of Movement and Dance, are scheduled to appear on WXXI’s 1370 Connection today at noon. They will discuss arts at the University. Listen at 1370AM or online.

Survey on Disability Resources
The mission of the Inclusive
Possibilities Cluster is to inform, educate, and connect employees and
students across the University in order to provide a welcoming,
comfortable, and inclusive environment for everyone—with a particular
emphasis on individuals with disabilities. The program is seeking survey
participants to help identify research, activities, and interests
related to disability, to informally assess awareness of disability
resources throughout the University community, and to foster
collaboration around issues of disability by providing a venue through
which interested colleagues can connect. The survey is available here.

Rochester in the NewsInnovation Trail (April 3)Images of the Brain Could Unlock Learning Difficulties
“It might be the case that brain scans from a four-year-old-child could reveal that they are going to, in the future, potentially have some mathematical difficulties, so that’s one advantage of having this neural imaging data,” says Jessica Cantlon, assistant professor of brain and cognitive sciences.

City Newspaper (April 3)Eastman Opera Theatre Street Scene
Fans of American musical theater, opera, and drama will enjoy this week's offering from Eastman Opera Theatre. Composer Kurt Weill blended traditional opera and musical theater in Street Scene, which is based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Elmer Rice, who wrote the opera's libretto with iconic poet Langston Hughes.

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